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Everyone has been touched by the dramatic weather this past month and some got clobbered. A watery deluge that thankfully began filling California’s cisterns also brought waves of mud and coast-thrashing surf. The Mid-Atlantic is digging out from a blizzard that was advertised to be the-storm-to-end-all-storms, however another Eastern front is on its way. On [...]
Match-up game! Draw a line from the hat to the heirloom bean’s best match: Panama Hat Pinto Beret Flageolet Pork Pie [...]
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Oroville, CA – Oroville is a gold rush town in Butte County, CA. Oro means gold in Spanish, and during the Gold Rush prospectors stampeded over the area in a greedy frenzy. When Del Chaffin came to the area, he was looking for riches of a different kind—a valley where he could grow crops year-round. Del [...]
FruitGuys customers giving to those in need
Closed for the holidays? Why not give something back to those in need. Instead of putting your order on hold, our Donate-A-Crate program lets you send your fresh fruit to a worthy non-profit organization in your area serving those less fortunate than ourselves. In 2008, FruitGuys clients donated more than 180 crates to food-banks and programs [...]
Just as plants employ the cycle of photosynthesis and respiration to convert light, air, and water into energy and back again into CO2, so go the cycles of farming seasons. Seed to sprout to fruit to compost to soil to seeds again. Every culture’s agricultural calendar takes into account times of abundance and times for [...]
Fresh news from the field! New FruitGuys videos on our website show an exciting demonstration of how to set up a bee hive. As part of the FruitGuys Farm Steward Program, we donated four hives to Gabriel Farm. Bees are extremely fascinating and such a vital part of our world – we’re sure you’ll enjoy [...]
Congratulations to our fabulous farmer friend and environmental steward, Allen Harthorn of Harpo Organics, who grows succulent organic Valencia oranges in Ventura County. Allen Harthorn and wife, Pamela, have transitioned his grandfather’s ranch into a certified organic farm. In addition to being on the board of California Certified Organic Farms, Allen has served as president [...]
How many people say “worth two in the bush!” when they enter the town limits of Bird-in-Hand in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania? We don’t know. Benn, The FruitGuys’ East Coast buyer, is headed into Bird-in-Hand to talk with Kauffman’s Fruit Farm, a 5th generation orchard and market, about their sweet yellow peaches. They have hundreds of [...]
Through this soggy and smokey summer, firefighters have been in our hearts and on our minds. As the Mississippi rose and wildfires ravaged California, we all saw our nation’s rescue workers pressed to the max. Who can forget the many pictures of exhausted smoke-jumpers? All segments of the firefighting community, Forest Service, volunteer or career [...]
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